06-17-2014, 01:55 PM | #3841 |
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I don't see the "jokes" in V as overly excessive but more as a par for the course tone when it comes to GTA games. Sorry.
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06-17-2014, 02:01 PM | #3842 | |
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It is well known what the GTA universe is comprised of. Saints Row The Third is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay worse. Same for Family Guy. "Typical FG humor" is always offensive to someone, somewhere. |
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06-17-2014, 02:04 PM | #3843 |
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I'm not in a rage or in tears about it and I don't want to fight with anyone about it. I just want to draw attention to it. This person documented a few things but seems a little angrier about it.
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06-17-2014, 02:13 PM | #3844 |
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Like the others say, this is the world of GTA. And I never them giving special attention to trans-people. More than likely you just notice it more because of your perspective.
The big punchline of GTA, is it is the ultimate satire of America itself. We're the joke. Because no matter how over the top, melodramatic, or violent; it is also poetically and eerily accurate. So no I don't think it's going out of its way to offense any one group. |
06-17-2014, 03:04 PM | #3845 | ||
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*When she first appears as male, she is acting in a massively stereotypically gay way, wrongly linking gay and being trans together. *It's insinuated she sleeps around. *The entire transition takes something crazy like an hour. *Everytime she is spoken to or spoken about, she is called a monster, a freak, not a real women and so on. Every character treats her like shit. *Brian called her "it" and then threw up for 40 seconds uninterrupted when he found out she was born male and he had slept with her. *He then compared being trans to being a sex offender "Aren't they supposed to notify the neighbourhood?! That's the way it works!" The character is nothing but a punching bag. What really floors me is Seth McFarlane claims he genuinely thought transpeople would like it. Quote:
I brought up a few bad news stories I had read and he mentioned that being in a certain group means you'll see more of it, meaning you'll see more of the bad stuff. So, you're probably right about me noticing more because it's directly effecting me. I still think they dragged it on (no pun intended) a little too much. I wouldn't expect them not to take a jab at transpeople because I do actually believe in the idea of "if we can joke about those people, we can joke about these people." with comedy but there are multiple jabs and some are a little too hard. I'm not as sensitive as many transpeople are. I can't recall or imagine another group they jabbed so often in a single game. |
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06-17-2014, 03:12 PM | #3846 |
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Because you're not of those other groups.
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06-17-2014, 03:18 PM | #3847 |
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I'm genuinely thinking back. The only groups they really go for are fashion groups like punk or preppy. Otherwise it's just society in general.
If anyone has the answer, let me know. |
06-17-2014, 03:22 PM | #3848 |
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Interesting and talks about LGBT in general but does have a bit about trans in games. Skip to 7:00 to get to the point.
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06-17-2014, 03:26 PM | #3849 |
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Games are not anti-LGBT. They're anti-stuck-on-the-shelf.
Please don't be one of those Social Justice Warriors. I think highly of you. |
06-17-2014, 03:40 PM | #3850 |
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Like I said, I don't think I should be exempt from GTAs usual jabs. I don't think there is anything wrong with a villain being trans. When pretty much every trans character, not just in games but in all media, is a joke, fetish object or villain, that's when there is a problem.
All we need are more trans characters that are actual characters (they don't have to be superheros) and not just a punchline or a bad guy to defeat. As much as I Poison, she is just a walking fetish object. Why not have another trans character that's a bit more dignified. Say, from Scotland . |
06-17-2014, 03:50 PM | #3851 |
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So write something with a unique use of a trans-character. Or perhaps somebody already did. Seek them out. Spread the word.
I just had this very kind of discussion with one Lara Emily over at gawker concerning women in games. |
06-17-2014, 04:00 PM | #3852 |
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The closest I've found is a kids cartoon called Shezow.
It's about a boy who is a superhero because he found a magic ring. He isn't trans, he reluctantly has to be Shezow, the girl. I've never watched it but, from what I hear, it's basically "lol crossdressing" jokes and puns. She-mazing, she-splosion etc. |
06-17-2014, 04:01 PM | #3853 |
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Not going to lie. I like the superhero outfit.
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06-17-2014, 04:13 PM | #3854 |
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I heard of that show. Don't think they're out to make any social commentary and it's still geared toward boys.
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06-17-2014, 04:17 PM | #3855 |
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Yeah. Everyone in the trans community was pretty excited when everyone thought it was going to be a kids show with a trans hero. Then everyone found out the truth.
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06-17-2014, 04:22 PM | #3856 |
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I consider my GTA online character to be trans so that'll do for now.
I saw a screenshot of a male GTA character wearing a tshirt from the hipster update. I think you got the better tshirts... Still can't figure out why they have the 50's housewife dresses for the girls. |
06-17-2014, 04:41 PM | #3857 |
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I don't really care for any outfit outside of what I actually wear. What you seen me in is literally how I dress. Black on black long-sleeves. I can't even begin to compare clothing options between the genders. Doesn't even register.
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06-17-2014, 04:45 PM | #3858 | |
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06-17-2014, 04:51 PM | #3859 |
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Family Guy is actually very progressive (as Seth is himself) and under no circumstance except for your own feelings do they actually have issues with minorities of any sort.
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06-17-2014, 05:13 PM | #3860 | |
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You've seen my GTA character, my avatar and my Mii. They're all similar to each other because I tried to get them to look as close to me as I could. The Mii face being the result of that Mii photo thing, I just added the freckles which the camera didn't pick up. Clothing is all just what I like at the time. Though I have dressed my GTA self as I was dressed at that same time before. |
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06-20-2014, 04:08 PM | #3861 |
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Anyone interested in online tonight? Maybe a TPWW only session?
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06-20-2014, 10:32 PM | #3862 |
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Actually that would be cool. This week.
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06-20-2014, 10:33 PM | #3863 |
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Holla at me, i'll jump it and do some recording
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06-21-2014, 02:50 AM | #3864 |
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Lots of new jobs etc to try out.
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06-21-2014, 03:06 AM | #3865 |
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They really need to add a preview option for property. I have the most expensive flat in the game, which turned out to be blandly decorated and just dull. A month or two ago, I was invited to someone elses flat in the same towerblock and it was such an improvement on my own place. Everything about it was better and now I want it.
If we had a slideshow gallery of the rooms or the option to actually visit the available flats, we could see if it's worth the money. $500,000 for my ingame flat vs approx $400,000 for a cooler one. Seems obvious which one wins. Unless there is some benefit to the most expensive flat that I'm unaware off. Like a hidden game room with pool and darts. |
06-21-2014, 05:14 AM | #3866 |
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Yeah previews of interiors is something they should do.
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06-21-2014, 06:05 AM | #3867 |
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It's not too hard so maybe they cold throw it in.
Have they said anything about releasing a full mission creator? Trying to make mission style things with capture isn't easy. |
06-21-2014, 09:52 AM | #3868 |
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Realistic GTA Online moment: Got a tattoo and immediately regretted it. REALISM!
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*Kills another player*
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06-21-2014, 06:02 PM | #3870 |
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Why did you kill the player?
Accidents happen. lol Why was the cop shooting at you? |
06-21-2014, 06:09 PM | #3871 |
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Self defence.
My brakes suck. I robbed a store and was defending myself. |
06-21-2014, 06:10 PM | #3872 |
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You don't rob a store and 'defend yourself' you rob a store and 'escape justice'.
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06-21-2014, 06:12 PM | #3873 |
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I seem to get warned for killing anyone. I wasn't on a spree. I had killed one NPC and one cop, 30+ minutes apart.
Again, this sums up how R* seem to want me to play. |
06-21-2014, 06:13 PM | #3874 |
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06-21-2014, 06:14 PM | #3875 |
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Need to visit some banks in the highlands then.
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06-21-2014, 06:15 PM | #3876 |
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Someone stole from a local police station and the fire station burned down. It's fun here.
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06-22-2014, 06:13 AM | #3877 |
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I'm curious about armoured trucks online. I've known the amount of money to fluctuate a lot. Sometime it $6000 or so but sometimes it's $10,000. It's at the lower end in solo sessions and when in public sessions but far from the action.
I'm wondering if the vicinity of other players has an effect and/or if crews has an effect. Will a random player being nearby increase the payoff? What if two members of the same crew attack it? Something worth experimenting with. |
06-22-2014, 02:53 PM | #3878 |
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There has to be some kind of spawn system in there but hell if I know how it works.
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06-22-2014, 03:04 PM | #3879 |
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Yeah. I think swiftness definitely counts. I botched it pretty badly last night. Didn't open the truck doors until after the cops had become aware of what I was doing and the truck only dropped something between $4000 and $5000.
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06-22-2014, 03:18 PM | #3880 |
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And cops take those things super serious.
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